1.5 SHIPS

[Derthek]

Am I reading this right? 1.5 will bring the number of ships to over 30? There are only 20 ships in game, and only 8 in speculation (9 including cobra mk4)

So what else could they be making? And is there any hope the "ships" update will let me take a walk around my DBx?

From the site:

The CQC game update will be available in September, followed this Holiday by another major content update for all Elite Dangerous players. ‘Ships’ will bring the total number of spacecraft to over 30, and will prepare the game for Elite Dangerous: Horizons.

 

[Janichsan]

Am I reading this right? 1.5 will bring the number of ships to over 30? There are only 20 ships in game, and only 8 in speculation (9 including cobra mk4)

20 existing, plus three coming in 1.4 (Imp. Eagle, Dropship Mk II, Fed. Gunship/Assault, not counting the Condor), plus five teased (Dolphin, Beluga, Imp. Cutter, Fed. Corvette, Panther Clipper).

So what else could they be making? And is there any hope the "ships" update will let me take a walk around my DBx?

Nope. Walking comes later.

EDIT: Good find, by the way. Probably the first time we know something about the patch after the next.

 

[Bokugo]

I'm hoping they get around to rebalancing the ships. Imo multi purpose ships should not be better than their specialized counterpart.


Also I'm not too thrilled to find out the variants are apparently entirely different ships that count separately. Seems pretty cheap and lazy to just tweak the internals of a ship and call it a new one. The looks are hardly different as well.

 

[Derthek]

I'm hoping they get around to rebalancing the ships. Imo multi purpose ships should not be better than their specialized counterpart.

Yeah I don't understand that either tbh

But seriously! All this talk about planetary landings and I'm way more excited to fly the panther! I can't wait to see the corvette too!

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Nope. Walking comes later.

Source?

 

[W4rSkuLL]

Great news

 

[JesusOnEez]

Yeah I don't understand that either tbh

But seriously! All this talk about planetary landings and I'm way more excited to fly the panther! I can't wait to see the corvette too!

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Source?

Some post by MB earlier today...walking around is not in this season...yes SEASON...so don't expect it until Christmas 2016 if not after. 2016 will be all about Horizons and its subsequent patches, and none of them will be 'walking around'.

 

[Derthek]

Some post by MB earlier today...walking around is not in this season...yes SEASON...so don't expect it until Christmas 2016 if not after. 2016 will be all about Horizons and its subsequent patches, and none of them will be 'walking around'.

Ahh okay thanks. I assume walking in stations will come with walking in ships so that makes sense. Ah well

 

[SAB380]

I think we can safely assume walking around will be the focus of season 3 in late 2016.
I'm most excited about the buggy though. As I understood it (and Kickstarter was now a long time ago) things like buggy's would be part of the 'leaving your ship' update and connected to walking.
Its awesome enough we are getting planetary landing but I had assumed that it would be like Frontier: Elite 2, not that we'd actually be able to travel around on the ground!!

 

[Kitiara]

Putting on my trolling hat for a moment

No, not 30 types of ships - 30 ships. We'll finally get to see 31 ships in the same instance

Trolling hat off

 

[EAGLE 5]

I find it funny we'll get to drive before we get to walk... I heard about running before learning to walk but jeez

 

[Janichsan]

Ahh okay thanks. I assume walking in stations will come with walking in ships so that makes sense. Ah well

Here's the specific quote:

Michael!! Please tell me, that walking on your ship/stations will be coming with this expansion, then you have my money!!

Edit: Can I ask how long will the beta pre-order be avaible? Thank you! =)

No walking around in this season - that's coming much later.

Michael

 

[orfeboy]

the most important thing that I would read into this is that with all 30 ships in the game it means that FD are finallylaying all theri cards on the table. Most notably the Beluga and Dolphin which up until now have been very hidden. The Orca has been in the game for some time now without any real use. However, the fact that they are releasing the other two ships begs the question will human transport be coming to the game aswell? Otherwise they only further highlight the fact that their is still no human transport in the game.

FD have been very quiet about this fact and for me it points squarely that they plan to implement it soon (TM)

 

[Witcherman]

I'm hoping they get around to rebalancing the ships. Imo multi purpose ships should not be better than their specialized counterpart.

Yeah I can't agree with this more. I love my Python but it makes absolutely no sense that the Python has more cargo capacity than a T7 and yet, can land on a medium landing pad. That's just nonsensical.

If they swapped the cargo capacity of the T7 and Python and then gave the Python a wee bit more jump range, I would think that would fit both ships. The T7 is supposed to be a big "cargo" ship landing on a large landing pad. The Python is an "all-rounder" not having as much cargo space but better jump range (like the Cobra and Asp). That would make more sense to me. Yes the Python costs a lot of money, but that's why it's good (not great) at so many things. Yes the T7 is cheep, but that's why it's only good at one thing, lot's of cargo (but currently not as much as a Python??).

They already did this to the Asp (now with less cargo space than the T6) and I agree with that change, time to re-balance these two ships as well.

 

[andyraptor]

Probably cost another 30 quid to have access to them as well

 

[Ari Ben Zayn]

Uh, weren't the CQC ships different to the "main game" ships? Maybe they counted them as separate ships then.

 

[Derthek]

Probably cost another 30 quid to have access to them as well

It's an update like 1.2 or like 1.3 or like the soon to be 1.4

All free come on cheer up guys
Ships are awesome

 

[WreckWren]

Its awesome enough we are getting planetary landing but I had assumed that it would be like Frontier: Elite 2, not that we'd actually be able to travel around on the ground!!

I feel the same way! I was fully expecting just some docks with a view, not something this in-depth and supposedly gameplay enriching!

Just the anticipation of the possibilities therein has motivated me to make the push for some Python upgrades

 

[leemason]

I just posted in another thread about getting in to your new buggy for the planet landings, I think that walking round your ship could be update 1.5 how else are we getting in our buggys?

 

[Privata]

Cobra MkIV is only for alpha/beta backers and pre orders of horrizons

 

[Zephyriel]

Nice find OP! I hope this isn't a mistake by the guy who types news for the Frontier website! it would be pretty damn impressive if they added so many ships in one update, as far as I know they never added that many ships at the same time, even during beta. Also, this would shut some people up complaining about where their promised ships are.